AUSTRALIA – 2011 – 95 MIN – COLOUR - FEATURE - IN ENGLISH
A FILM BY CHRISTOPHER NELIUS & JUSTIN MCMILLAN
STORM SURFERS is an epic, real-life adventure following two best friends on their quest to hunt down and ride the biggest and most dangerous waves in Australia. Aussie tow-surfing legend Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world champion Tom Carroll enlist the help of surf forecaster Ben Matson and together they track and chase giant storms across the Great Southern Ocean.
Over one big-wave winter season in 2011 the team experience the brutal force of Mother Nature, score the waves of a lifetime and come close to death, before embarking on an expedition to surf a mythical wave that has never before been ridden. Seventy-five kilometres from land lies a secret reef known as Turtle Dove Shoal – and so begins a mission far beyond anything they have ever attempted in their lives…
Christopher Nelius Talks Big Wave Surfing Documentary STORM SURFERS 3D (Interview with Christopher Nelius)
- TWITCH
Hear from 2 time World Champion surfer Tom Carroll about his new film and why he likes to risk his life surfing big waves! (Audio Interview)
- CBC.CA
"an unequivocal technical tour de force"
- THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Directors Christopher Nelius and Justin McMillan on STORM SURFERS 3D
- EP DAILY
"For pure summer action, however, you can’t beat state-of-the-art surf porn"
- MACLEAN'S
"Viewers will be swept away into the stunning but menacing world of big wave surfing and stay along for the whole ride for the gripping tale about what makes legends"
- PRETTY CLEVER FILMS
"STORM SURFERS : Au-delà de l’extrême limite"
- JOURNAL METRO
"Q&A at TIFF/ Bell Lightbox with Tom Carroll"
- FILM BUTTON
"STORM SURFERS 3D director says he had no desire to make ‘a snuff film’" (Interview with Justin McMillan)
- OTTAWA CITIZEN
"Iconic wave riders deal with age, seek out big breaks in 'STORM SURFERS 3D'" - An interview with Ross Clarke-Jones
- COURIER ISLANDER
"The crisp 3D really puts you in the moment, whether that’s within the crest or under water. And just when you think you’ve seen enough, Mother Nature throws a few more breathtaking compositions your way."
- NOW MAGAZINE